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Released
  
May 15, 2008

Label
  
Forest Life Records

Here, Hear. (2008)
  
Here, Hear II. (2008)

Release date
  
15 May 2008

Length
  
7:03

Producer
  
La Dispute

Artist
  
La Dispute

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Recorded
  
6th April 2008, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Modern Hardware Warehouse

Genres
  
Spoken word, Experimental music

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Here, Hear. is an EP by La Dispute, released on May 15, 2008 through Forest Life Records. The extended play contains a series of spoken-word tracks that focus on combining pieces of pre-existing poetry and writings with a variety of instrumentation.

Contents

La dispute one


Release

Released originally as a 7" Vinyl with 300 copies distributed in only one colour permuatation: white. It also accompanied the first 100 sales of the Untitled 7".

With the release of the third EP in the series on December 24, 2009, the first three volumes became available for download off Bandcamp; all proceeds will benefit well House Community Living of Grand Rapids, a non-profit outreach program in Grand Rapids that provides emergency shelter and permanent housing for and homeless families. When the period of donation ended on January 17, 2010, La Dispute was able to raise $1715.44 for Well House. All subsequent donations go towards covering recording expenses of the band.

Lyrical Themes

Hear, Hear. uses poetry and writings from various artists: One is based upon Tom Robbins' Still Life with Woodpecker. Two is lyrics from the poem "somewhere i have never traveled" by E. E. Cummings. Three is based upon Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". While Four is based upon an Asian myth, and the lyrics are amalgamations of different versions on the story. This story is the ground work for the lyrical theme of their debut album Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair.

Track listing

All tracks written by La Dispute.

Personnel

  • Jordan Dreyer - lead vocals
  • Brad Vander Lugt - drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Chad Sterenberg - guitar
  • Kevin Whittemore - guitar
  • Adam Vass - bass, additional guitars
  • Songs

    1One1:31
    2Two1:46
    3Three1:45

    References

    Here, Hear. Wikipedia